Posts Tagged ‘TriOut’
Posted on June 23, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton
Silicon Valley Welcomes First of its Kind Minority Accelerator
The Silicon Valley Welcomes First of its Kind Minority Accelerator was originally posted on BlackWeb20.com
Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME’s select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working space at Citizen Space in San Francisco.
This program gives the founders a unique opportunity to learn from key industry leaders during private group dinners and one-on-one mentorship. The founders will leverage this once-in-a-lifetime access, and being in the epicenter of Silicon Valley’s culture, for nine weeks to take their ventures to the next level. Speakers and mentors will include representatives from successful start-ups such as Tagged, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Zynga Games. The accelerator concludes with a demo day at Kapor Capital August 4th where founders will pitch their products to various investors and members of the start-up community.
“The amount of support and interest from the Silicon Valley community in the NewME Accelerator is overwhelming,” shared Founder & co-Producer Angela Benton. “It serves as a testament to not only the need for a program like this, but also to the excitement and stewardship of the mentors and companies who are participating. We are thrilled about this summer and the companies and individuals who’ve agreed to be involved.”
The accelerator provides housing, transportation and other basic living needs in addition to the mentorship and access to some of the industry’s elite minds. The intent of the program is to remove some of the barriers involved with being an entrepreneur and help pave the way for even greater success. The program is supported by various sponsors who support not only the program’s mission but entrepreneurship in general. Many of the program’s supporters view their participation in the 9 week long program as an opportunity to connect with budding entrepreneurs and expand their own businesses.
“Whether it is with our 100 million registered users or our own employees, everyday Tagged celebrates diversity and the entrepreneurial spirit. The opportunity to partner with the Accelerator is a natural fit for us,” said Greg Tseng co-founder and CEO of Tagged. “In addition to helping racially diverse entrepreneurs get their start, as my co-founder and I once did, our involvement also helps us connect with and ultimately attract the best talent to Tagged. The NewME Accelerator is providing both the entrepreneurs and us with a great opportunity to connect, learn and teach.”
NewME has a total of thirteen start-ups participating in its first cycle. Five were pre-selected while the other eight were selected from a large pool of applicants. Eight of the participating companies will travel to Silicon Valley to be housed this summer while the other 5 are Bay area locals. Applications were evaluated by the producers of the accelerator and selected based on concept, quality of pitch, and the problem the product solves in addition to several other criteria.
Yesterday the group gathered at Zibbibo in Palo Alto to commence the programs curriculum with it’s first speaker out of a series of others with Interactive One CTO Navarrow Wright. The discussion included practical information on how each participants pitch could be modified along with candid stories of Wright’s experiences leading technology teams and raising money in Silicon Valley.
The start-ups include: goKit, kloud.co, Pencil You In, Cued, TriOut , BeCouply, Playd, FetchMob, Aislefinder, Central.ly, Mosion, Qykno, +1 stealth start-up.
The NewME Accelerator is supported by generous sponsors, speakers, and mentors. Sponsors include: Interactive One, Google, Tagged, Gunderson Dettmer, Syncom Ventures, PepsiCo, Kapor Capital, Bronze Investments, Justin.tv, and e3 Innovation Fund.
Posted on March 21, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton
What’s new with TriOut and the Robert Scoble SXSW video interview with a sneak peak at TriOut v3
Originally posted on TriOut’s blog
How time flies in the location space. Just one year ago, Lawrence Ingram and myself held a TriOut launch party at the Research Triangle Park HQ and launched TriOutNC.com. At the launch party we announced our first hyper local check in deals contest. Since then a lot has changed. TriOut has added a sales manager Gregg Morris and anther iPhone developer, Josh Johnson.
Over the past year, team TriOut had an amazing opportunity to participate at various location based conference such as geom with some of the other location-based services like foursquare, gowalla and scvanger and at blogworld 2010 we launch version two of our iPhone app. With version two of our app we decided to open up TriOut for anyone to use in the world but still remain a hyper local focus. We also launched an API and a HTML5 version of TriOut.
In the first year of TriOut we have learned a lot and watch as the entire location space has evolved and continues to grow. One opportunity that opened to us was to make TriOut a white label platform in which we could build geo based mobile apps using the TriOut api for businesses, brands, universities and more. This led us to a conversation with NC State University to build a location-based social network for the school called “OnCampus”. We’ll have more news about OnCampus and how other schools can have their own location-based social network soon.
During SXSW 2011, I caught up with Robert Scoble for an update on TriOut and showed him a demo of OnCampus along with a sneak peak at TriOut version three iPhone app in the works. Take a look.
Thanks for the support, especially the local Triangle, NC community. We’re excited about the future of TriOut!
Posted on February 1, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton
I’m joining Tech Media as Director of Digital and what it means for TriOut
It was announced earlier today that I have a new position with Tech Media. as their new Director of Digital. What does this mean for TriOut? As a cofounder of TriOut day to day responsibilities will be shifted to TriOut’s other cofounder Lawrence Ingraham and sales manager/advisor Gregg Morris but I’ll still be involved in major decision making. Below is the press release from http://www.techjournalsouth.com
With over 10 years experience in technology and the social media sector Sutton, helps individuals, startups and businesses succeed in understanding how to communicate online via brand strategy, social networks and mobile marketing.
As an entrepreneur Sutton has cofounded a various startups and spoken at technology conferences and events such as SXSW, Social Media Breakfast, BrandCampU, Triangle American Marketing Association, TIMA, PRSA, FutureM/GEOM, Pubcon Austin and Blog World. Staying current with the ever changing trends in the technology community, Wayne loves blogging, educating and inspiring others.
Posted on January 3, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton
Featured in the January edition of Black Enterprise Magazine with 50Cent about TriOut & QR Codes
Happy New Year everyone! Here’s to having a successful 2011, and there’s nothing like starting off the year with a little media attention/press. A few months ago I was interviewed by Marcia Talbert (@newsgyrl), TechWatch Editor for Black Enterprise Magazine, about TriOut and QR Codes for the January edition with Curtis Jackson aka @50Cent on the cover. So… I’m not technically with 50Cent, just in the same magazine. Gotcha!
In the article I talked about how we built a QR Code reader into TriOut and how businesses can use TriOut and QR Codes to engage with their customers. Pick up a copy of the magazine to read the full article or download the Black Enterprise iPad app. [iTunes link].
I want to thank Marcia and Black Enterprise for the opportunity. Also I would like to thank DesignBox for hosting the photo shoot.
Update
Now I have my own fast QR Code Reader / Scanner. Try my new SocialWayne iPhone app: CLICK HERE
Posted on January 3, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton
location-based applications – deals, check-ins and demographics – infographic
During the month of December I conducted a location-based marketing/applications survey from the readers of SocialWayne.com and The Location Based Marketing Association. My thanks to the 81 of you who responded to my LBS survey request going into the holidays. Here’s the breakdown of your responses.
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Other data not shown in the location infographic:
Favorite location-based marketing promotion of 2010:
Foursquare and Starbucks………………………………………………………………………… 26%
Whrrl and Murphy USA $50 free gas………………………………………………………………2%
Facebook and Gap free jeans or 40% off……………………………………………………….17%
Gowalla and New Jersey Nets free game tickets scavenger hunt…………………………5%
TriOut and Golden Corral 50% off for checking in……………………………………………6%
Loopt and Virgin America tow for one Cancun or Los Cabos tickets……………………1%
Foursquare and Gap 25% off ………………………………………………………………………10%
Gowalla and Chevy SXSW driving attendees from Airpot to conference………………..4%
Topguest hotel rewards for checking in …………………………………………………………0%
Foursquare I’m on a boat record day sales…………………………………………………… ..2%
Other……………………………………………………………………………………………………….26%
Does any of the data from the infographic surprise you? Does the data from the location-based infographic reflect how you use location-based applications?
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Wayne Sutton helps individuals, startups and businesses succeed in understanding how to communicate on the social web via web development, user experience, brand strategy and marketing (Mobile and Social).
Wayne Sutton is an Entrepreneur, Advisor and Partner of NewMe Accelerator.
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